Bring the entire family to a colorful celebration of the culture of Bangladesh. Enjoy an afternoon of traditional Bangladeshi folk music, children’s dance performances, poetry and literature, fashion and more. This program is presented in partnership with friends from the local Bangladeshi community. Saturday, August 5 • 12:00 p.m. Main Library, Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium Program Schedule 2:00 p.m. Welcome…
Join panelists from the Great Lakes Chapter of the National Cartoonists Society in a panel presentation about illustrating super heroes. Panelists include: Craig Boldman – Illustrator and writer for Superman, Archie comics and his own Tailipoe comic series Chip Sansom – Cartoonist of the syndicated cartoon strip The Born Loser Terri Libenson – Creator of the syndicated cartoon strip The…
Please join actress Sherrie Tolliver and Cleveland arts advocate Dee Perry in a special presentation about Zelma George, the woman who broke the color barrier on Broadway in 1950. Dr. George was not only a performer but a sociologist and musicologist who made use of Cleveland Public Library in the 1940s while researching African-American music. In this historical reenactment that…
July 14th is Bastille Day, the national holiday of France. Bastille Day commemorates the storming of the Bastille fortress and prison by ordinary citizens on July 14th, 1789, an event held by historians and French Citizens to mark the birth of the French Republic and the beginning of the French Revolution. For over a thousand years France had been ruled…
Cleveland Public Library is proud to be hosting Caldecott and Coretta Scott King award winner Javaka Steptoe along with Cleveland’s own Shelley Pearsall next Saturday, July 15th at 2pm in the Learning Commons (2nd Floor, LSW). The program is open to all and registration is not required. Javaka Steptoe is an eclectic young artist, designer, and illustrator, building a national reputation as an…
The Cleveland Public Library has supported Public Art for over 100 years. Art at the Library has inspired, mesmerized, and created much discussion over its purpose and meaning. Art creates dialogue and makes us realize we all see something different so let’s talk about it. Ed Mieczkowski was one of those artists who saw and painted things differently. Back…